
Sarah El-Mahmoud
The Background: Sarah El-Mahmoud has been with CinemaBlend since 2018, starting as a freelancer shortly after graduating from Cal State Fullerton with a degree in Journalism. In college, she was the Managing Editor of the award-winning college paper, The Daily Titan where she specialized in writing/editing long-form features, profiles and arts & entertainment coverage, including her first run-in with movie reporting, with a phone interview with Guillermo del Toro for Best Picture winner, The Shape of Water.
What She's Into: Sarah is CinemaBlend's resident YA enthusiast, often bringing her lifetime love of books and the stories behind their often contentious adaptations to the site. Deeply into when music and movies intersect, from knowing the hype musical tracks of Mamma Mia!, beautiful scores of Michael Giacchino and yes, the absolute banger Twilight soundtrack way too well. She is also passionate about highlighting and interviewing voices within the industry to help open the door for Hollywood to better represent the world through movies and television. Horror, she really loves horror movies. The world of animation as well... OK don't make her pick one genre.
What She's Excited About Right Now: The continued resurgence of horror and musicals. The next Hunger Games movie, Mike Flanagan's upcoming shows, the Wicked movies and the final Spider-Verse animated film.
Latest articles by Sarah El-Mahmoud

Yes, That's Glenn Close In The New Hunger Games Trailer (And I'm Loving All The Fan Reactions)
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
What a transformation!

Meryl Streep Is Officially In The Pixar Movie Hoppers, But I Was Caught Off Guard By Who She’s Playing
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The Oscar winner is in her first Pixar film!

Watching Rental Family Had A Deep Emotional Impact On Me, And Brendan Fraser And Co. Told Me Why They Felt The Same Way Making It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives "It gave me hope..."

OG Running Man Movie Writer Addresses One Thing ‘People Are Saying’ About Glen Powell’s Remake Stumbling In Its Opening Weekend
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Here's one reason action flick just couldn't catch up with audiences.

In Your Dreams Hilariously Covers 'Don't Cha' By The Pussycat Dolls. It Was Almost An Even Cheesier Song
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives I love this needle drop.

I Wasn't Expecting The Running Man To Parody The Kardashians. We Asked Edgar Wright About How It Came About
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Yes, you can find reality TV in Stephen King's dystopia, too.

I Can't Help But Think About A Missed Opportunity With The New Running Man Movie
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I can't run away from this thought.

The In Your Dreams Ending Twist Meant A Lot To Me, And The Director Told Me The Story Behind It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Alex Woo talks nightmares.

We Got To See RRR’s S.S. Rajamouli Drop A First Look At His Next Movie During A Massive Event In India, And My Mind Is Blown
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Get ready for Varanasi!

Who Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Actually Playing In The Running Man, According To Edgar Wright
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives He's back, alright.

I Wasn’t Sure What To Expect From The Avatar: The Last Airbender 20th Anniversary Concert. Why I Loved The Experience
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
What a nostalgic, musical journey!

Justin Baldoni Is Now Accusing Blake Lively Of Adding An Improvised Kiss To It Ends With Us
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
It's being claimed Lively "oversaw" the kiss herself.

18 Upcoming Movies From Female Directors We're Excited To See
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
What women-helmed Hollywood movies can you look forward to?

I Don't Think We're Talking Enough About How Predator: Badlands Nails Its Alien Connection
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The character of Thia deserves more love.

Does Lindsay Lohan Actually Play The Guitar In Freakier Friday? The Story Behind Pink Slip Reuniting
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Lohan is (still) punk rock.

'I Skipped Outta There': Simu Liu And Cristin Milioti Get To Show Off Their Singing Chops For New Netflix Movie, And They Crush It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives The co-stars tell us about playing musicians in In Your Dreams.

Dwayne Johnson Announced That Jumanji 4 Is Finally In Production, And It Came With Some Surprising News
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Get ready to re-enter Jumanji.

The First Toy Story 5 Trailer Confirms Returning Character That I Forgot Existed In The First Place (But Still Love)
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
They're back!

Forget An Acting Break! Why Glen Powell Is Doing As Many Movies As He Can
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Powell (And Brisket) are on a tear.

Ariana Grande Ditched Her Blonde Hair, And I Love How It Ties Into The Wicked: For Good Press Tour
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Prepare to say goodbye to Glinda.

I Really Need Adam Brody's 'No. 1' Request For Nobody Wants This Season 3 To Come True
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I think everybody wants this?

Jennifer Lawrence Can't Get Over Robert Pattinson Saying He'd Return For A New Twilight Movie And Other Shenanigans In His Lie Detector Test
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
New favorite actor duo unlocked!

I Can't Get Enough Of Hilarious Allison Williams' Outtakes In Regretting You, And We Have The Director To Thank For Them
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
This was a standout scene.
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